June 2021
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
9h 2m
English
The Envelope Generator (EG) and Digitally Controlled Amplifier (DCA) are two common synth components found in most synth architectures. These two modules generate time-based amplitude change values. The EG renders a unipolar output value, which is applied as a modulation value to other modules. The DCA processes an input with gain and panning (left/right) multipliers; the SynthLab DCA processes stereo signals.
EGs are most commonly used to control the overall amplitude of the synthesized note-event – the time domain contour that the musician hears. Most EGs are documented with something like Figure 7.1(a), which shows an EG with attack, decay, sustain, and release (ADSR) ...
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